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Freehold Township Tops TR North for
First WOBM Title
By Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer

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or three quarters, the WOBM Christmas
Classic final was not pretty, and that is
exactly how Freehold Township’s defense
has made life for its opponents.
In the WOBM Christmas Classic final
between the third-seeded Patriots and topseeded host Toms River North, Freehold
Township again took on a high-octane
offense and slowed it to a crawl.
Senior Steve Staklinski scored a gamehigh 23 points to go with eight rebounds
and the No. 3 Patriots separated from the
Mariners early in the fourth quarter to win
their first ever WOBM Christmas Classic, 4539.

“Even last year, we started off playing a lot of fullcourt press and it wasn’t working out too
well for us, so we had to push it back to half court,” Staklinski said. “This year, you can see
we’re all coming together based on last year’s experience playing good halfcourt defense
when we need to.”

“Our coaches kept telling us what a great
team they (Toms River North) were and we
had to be ready,” Staklinski said. “We just
had to do what we do – play (defense).
Honestly, it was just a great team game.”

As for the offense, Freehold Township grew more effective over the course of the game and
excelled by relying on one hot hand. Staklinski scored 13 of his points in the fourth, including
a thunderous two-handed dunk as he was fouled. The
three-point play capped a 7-0 burst to open the
quarter, giving Freehold Township a 34-26 lead.

The Patriots clamped down on Toms River
North’s top offensive threats, holding senior
Jaden Rhoden to eight points and senior
Mike Nyisztor to six. In total, Toms River
North shot 13-for-48 (27 percent) and
committed 15 turnovers. After scoring eight
points before halftime, Rhoden did not score
in the second half.

“Once I saw the outlet pass, I was immediately
thinking dunk,” Staklinski said. “I bobbled it a little,
but I still went up for it.”
The Patriots built their lead as high as 12 at 45-33,
which followed a first 24 minutes in which neither
team led by more than five points – a 16-11 Freehold
Township lead in the second quarter.

The Patriots’ effort Friday capped a
superior defensive tournament for Freehold Township, which held all three WOBM
opponents under 40 points and to an average of 37.5 per game. Only one Freehold
Township opponent this season has crossed the 40-point plateau and it was only 42
points by Neptune in a 66-42 Patriots win.
“It doesn’t surprise us,” Staklinski said of Freehold Township’s defense so far. “Just in
practice, you can see the amount of hard work we put in. Everyone is working together
and we always know someone is going to be there on the backside with help. As a team,
it’s great to be able to play ‘D’ like we have.”
“As good as the results have been, I don’t think we’re a great team right now,” Freehold
Township coach Brian Golub said. “I give us an A on the defensive end, but our offense has to
find ways to score besides off our defense.
But our defense has been awesome. This is
one of the only tournaments we’ve been in
and haven’t won.”
To make the Patriots showing even more
impressive, it came against a Toms River
North team averaging 68.8 points per game
heading into the championship game.
Freehold Township also held a Manasquan
team averaging 65 points in its other six
games to 39 in the semifinal game.

TR North Senior Jaden Rhoden

The Patriots’ game plan was not as
singularly focused as the one that held
Manasquan’s Devin Jensen to 10 points on 3for-17 shooting on Thursday, but it was varied
in its man-zone mix and equally disruptive to
the Mariners’ shooters and any Toms River
North player who tried to score near the
basket.

Senior Bobby Weise

Freehold Township extended its
unbeaten start to 7-0 amid a difficult
stretch for Golub, who has been helping
tend to his ill father since the start of
practice in November. Golub said his
father was a regular at Freehold
Township games in years past.
With Golub away from the team,
assistant Todd Smith ran the team
through practice Friday morning and did
the heavy lifting installing the
gameplan.
“Todd deserves this win,” Golub said.
“He did all the hard work getting our
guys ready to play. I just showed up to the
game and yelled at the refs.”

Joe Stroffolino, Director of Advertising &
Marketing for the Causeway Family of
Dealerships, presents the WOBM Christmas
Classic MVP to Sr. Steve Staklinski

t has been a long time coming for Toms
River North, but the wait is over.

The Mariners captured their first WOBM Christmas Classic title since 2004, soundly defeating
Point Boro, 67-52. The title is Toms River North’s eighth Christmas Classic championship, giving
them the most in tournament history – one more than Rumson-Fair Haven.
“It’s special,” Toms River North head coach Vicki Gillen said. “We put up the banners from
2002, we lost in the finals in 2003, we won in 2004. I said ‘girls, it’s been a really, really long
time and I’m just really happy for them.”
Toms River North (7-0) got off to a hot start, leading Point Boro (5-2) 20-6
after one behind 11 points from tournament MVP Ashley Tutzauer. Tutzauer
would finish with a game-high 32 points and eight steals while finishing with
93 points during the four-game run.

with 20, points and Megan Hughes, who hit five threes and scored 17
points, the Mariners were able to maintain a double-digit lead
throughout the quarter thanks to their unsung hero, Amanda Johnson.

“It was really special for her to do what she did these last four games.” Gillen
said. “She’s just impossible to stop. Everyone was saying Ashley wasn’t going
to get a shot today and she did. She found open looks and led us, she really was
a senior leader for us these last four games.”

Johnson stuffed the stat
sheet on Friday night with 11
points, six rebounds, and four
assists. She was named to the
all-tournament second team.

The Mariners continued to cruise and took a 32-14 lead into the locker room
behind 16 first-half points from Tutzauer and 12 first-half points from
sophomore Jenna Paul,
who finished with 21
points and was named
to the all-tournament
team.
There was no let up
from Toms River North
coming out of halftime
and the Mariners would
take a commanding
45-28 lead into the
fourth quarter due, in
large part, to their
activity in the passing
lanes. The Mariners
came away with 16
steals as a team.

TR North Sr. Ashley Tutzauer

“We were very confident coming into
this game.” Gillen said. “They knew
that if we could play the way we’ve
been playing, why not tonight?”
Pt. Boro Fr. Kate Letergez drives on
TR North Jr. Amanda Johnson

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“We’re not here tonight
without her.” Gillen said “She
does everything. When you
watch her, she’s always in the
right spot. She’s never
misplaced offensively and
she’s a versatile player. I can
play her at the point, or I can
play
her
underneath.
Defensively, she can cover a
guard, or she can play down
low. She’s an all-around
excellent player for us.”

It has been 13 years since
the Mariners
could call themselves WOBM champions
and this year, the trophy will be
staying at home.

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Despite late scoring efforts from
Point Boro’s Ally Lassen, who finished

of the Central Jersey U.S. Army Recruiting Company
said. “With our involvement, we want to show the
athletes that what we do in the army and what athletes
do are one in the same. The intestinal fortitude to be the
best you can be is exactly what we do
every day.”

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uring the 2017 boys basketball
season, Shore Sports Network will
be selecting an Army Strong
Team of the Week, sponsored
by the U.S. Army. The feature
team will be selected based on
performance from the prior week of
action.

Once per week, teams selected as the Army Strong Team of the Week will be featured
as a lead story on the Shore Sports Network website and be paid a visit by representatives from
both Shore Sports Network and the U.S. Army. The head coach, players and staff will be
presented with a special ball to commemorate the award, either during school, a practice or before
a home game.

“We’re excited and honored to have a chance to give out recognition to the teams
and to the entire school and athletic organization,” Captain Carl "PJ" Hartman

As a commanding officer in the Central Jersey
Recruiting operation, Hartman said his office works
closely with 60 schools throughout the central part of the state, including Monmouth and Ocean
County. Hartman said representatives from his office are physically present in schools as often
as once per week if schools permit, and try to be present at least once a month at each school
within the scope of his office’s reach.
In addition to disseminating information about enlistment, Hartman said the Army offers
assistance in anti-bullying and leadership, professional development and with information on
college opportunities through the Army’s reserve program.
“We have found the schools to be supportive,” Hartman said. “I see a pro-military, patriotic
type of support from the staff that works with us.”

Ocean opened up the season with Manasquan, Long Branch and Middletown North – the first
two of which were in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals last year and the other a
roster chock full of experience – and managed to salvage a 1-2 record by holding off a late rally
and beating Long Branch on a last-second shot by senior Darius Brown.

Week One
Ocean Township

That set the stage for holiday tournament week, when the Spartans nailed down the first Army
Strong Team of the Week Award. Ocean won three straight games at the Husky Holiday Classic
at Matawan High School to win the tournament and launch what is now a five-game winning
streak heading into a Friday road game at Freehold Boro.

The run through the Husky began with a 61-48 win over Tottenville of Staten Island and
continued a day later with an overtime thriller against host Matawan. The Spartans pulled out a
69-66 affair over the Huskies on Dec. 28 and capped the tournament by beating Old Bridge, 4138, in the championship game on Dec. 30.

Three different players led Ocean in scoring during the tournament, with junior Andrew Seager
taking home the tournament MVP. He put up 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the win
over Tottenville, scored a career-high 23 in the win over Matawan and scored a team-high 17
points in the championship game.
Brown also posted career-high 31 points in the overtime win over Matawan, while freshman
Jack Miller led the way with 18 points in the win over Tottenville.

team, the Ocean Township boys basketball team was already
facing its fair share of challenges. Then the Spartans saw
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Ocean’s surge continued into this week with a win over Pinelands and a key Shore Conference
Class B North win over Wall at home. Miller again led the way with 18 points and seven assists
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Orthopaedic Institute of Central Jersey/Shore Sports Network basketball Player of the Week on our website.

K

eansburg is off to a 3-3 start to its
season, but considering who those three
losses came against – Mater Dei, Ranney
and St. Rose – the Titans are probably feeling
even better about their start than the record
would indicate. Last year, Keansburg won
just two games all season and this year, the
Titans managed to match that before the
calendar even turned to 2017.

Week-2

Eckleberry won the Player of the Week voting with a
comfortable majority of the vote, collecting 59.6 percent of the
vote total. Freehold Township’s Steve Staklinski finished second
at just above 30 percent of the more than 9,500 votes.

Two of those wins came at Henry Hudson’s holiday
tournament on Dec. 27 and 28 against South River and
South Amboy. Among the key contributors in the two wins
was junior Paul Eckleberry, a first-year varsity player whose
immediate impact has helped Keansburg
lay a foundation for a vastly better season
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Keansburg

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During Keansburg’s run to the tournament championship,
Eckleberry scored 18 points in an 81-76 overtime win over South
River in round one and posted a team-high 17 points to go with
11 rebounds and three assists in a 46-40 championship victory
over South Amboy. Eckleberry was named tournament MVP.

Wall. Jr.

Steve Geis

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Shore Sports Network Top ten
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By Bob Badders – Senior Managing Editor

ess than a month into the Shore Conference wrestling season
the Shore Sports Network Top 10 is beginning to take shape.

Familiar names occupy the top two spots as Howell takes the No. 1 position and Southern, the reigning NJSIAA Group V champion,
comes in at No. 2. While those two teams are at the top now, a few other teams could threaten their hopes of holding onto No. 1. Raritan has a deep
and balanced lineup and Middletown North is a team that continues to rise. Colts Neck is another team to watch with a veteran roster.

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The Rams fell to High Point on Dec. 30 but have won five straight since then,
including a 34-21 win over a solid West Morris team and Class A South wins over Toms
River East and Central. Eight wrestlers are over 10 wins, led by undefeated senior 182 Seon
Bowker at 14-0. Junior Owen Kretschmer is 13-4 at 113 pounds, junior Matt Barnett is 102 at 132 pounds and sophomore Nick O’Connell is 12-2 at 145 pounds.

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The Jaguars are under .500 but three of the four losses have come to teams ranked
in the top 20 in New Jersey. The Jags have a hard-fought 33-21 win over Brick Memorial.
Senior 138 Matt McGowan is 11-2, as is sophomore 106 Vinnie Scollo. Senior Dan Bergeron
is in the midst of a breakout season with a 12-4 record at 160 pounds and junior Dave
Lemay is doing the same with a 12-2 mark at 220. Sophomore Carsten DiGiantomasso is
12-4 at 126 pounds.

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Memorial (3-2)

The Mustangs have wins over Central, Toms River North and Lacey and have dropped
matches to No. 2 Southern and No. 8 Jackson Memorial. They are young and inexperienced in
spots, but have a pair of undefeated hammers in seniors Gianni Ghione at 132 and Nick Rivera
at heavyweight. Senior Chris Richardson is 9-3 at 152 pounds, junior Sam Williams has emerged
as a solid starter with a 9-2 mark at 170 and sophomore Ean Mueller continues to improve and
is 7-3 at 160.

The Class B North title is all but locked up for the Lions with wins over No. 6 Wall, No.
10 Long Branch and Ocean already in hand, and they also have very good nonconference wins
over Warren Hills and Roxbury. Five wrestlers have 10 or more wins, including junior 145 Stanley
Wojdylak (12-2), who has a win over Ocean standout Jake Benner. Junior 170 Nicko Cofone is
11-1, senior 182 Tom Anderson is 10-3 and the freshman duo of Tyler Klinsky (12-1 at 106) and
Fred Luchs (11-2) at 113 have been a major boost.

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The Lancers’ loss to Wall prevented them from jumping up a spot, but the talent is
there at several weights. That makes them a better tournament team than in duals,
however. Senior 113 Luke Ecklof is unbeaten at 13-0 while freshman 106 Tyler Pepe is 131. Juniors Nick Caracappa (11-3 at 170) and Steven Giannios (11-1 at 220) have been
impressive thus far. Senior heavyweight Micah Clark is 10-1, but will be out of the picture
soon as he will enroll early at Rutgers where he has a football scholarship.

The Rockets own a 48-20 win over No. 6 Wall and also have a good nonconference
victory over North Hunterdon. They were 5-0 over the past week with victories over Wayne
Valley, West Essex, Bridgewater-Raritan and Matawan to go along with the North Hunterdon
win. Raritan has eight wrestlers with at least 10 wins, including undefeated sophomore
Charles Barrale at 113 (11-0) while Russell Benson is 14-1 at 132, George Burdick is 14-1
at 170 and Ethan Wolf is 13-1 at 220.

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The Crimson Knights’ record doesn’t make them a top 10 team, but the losses are
to No. 3 Raritan, No. 4 Middletown North and Cranford, which is ranked top five in New
Jersey. The Crimson Knights have a 35-30 win over St. John Vianney and are dangerous at
several spots. Senior 195 Matt McKenzie has been dominant in starting 12-0 while senior
138 Nick Wagner (11-2), junior 145 Jack Kelly (11-2) and sophomore 152 Rob Kanniard
(13-1) are among the best in the Shore.

The Rebels’ only loss is by one point to Hunterdon Central in a battle of top 10 teams
in New Jersey. Among their victories are a 44-15 win over Manalapan and a 40-25 victory
over Kittatinny this past week. Junior 132 Dan Esposito is 11-0 and freshman 170 Shane
Reitsma is also 11-0 to lead a roster that has seven double-digit winners. Senior 220 Eric
Keosseian, junior 126 Kyle Slendorn and sophomore 120 Darby Diedrich are all 11-1.

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The Green Wave’s lone defeat is to No. 4 Middletown North and they own wins
over Point Boro and Ocean among their seven victories. Five wrestlers have over 10 wins
and four are underclassmen. Senior 126 Carlos Irizzary leads the team with a 12-3 record
while freshman Ryan Zimmerman at 106, junior Chris Dean at 120 and sophomore Luke
Arnold at 152 each have 11 wins. Junior Pete Wersinger is 10-3 at 195 ponds.

The Cougars entered 2017 with plenty of hype and have been as advertised so far.
They went 8-0 to win the Disney Duals in Florida and a swept a quad with Manalapan,
Freehold and Jackson Liberty this past weekend. Challenges lie ahead with starters Jerry
Lleshi and Justin Pierre-Louise out indefinitely after a violation of team rules and starters
Michael Jannucci and Liam Hoagland injured this past weekend. Junior 113 Joey King is
off to a 14-0 start to lead a group that has eight wrestlers with over 10 wins. The return
of senior Steven Barsky, a region qualifier, at 195 pounds is a major boost.

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T

he top two teams in the Shore Sports
Network preseason top 10 included a

defending Shore Conference Tournament
champion that returned three
starters and added five
potential impact
transfers, and another
team with five
sophomore starters – two of

whom are considered five−star
recruits.
No. 1 Ma Te r De i Pr eP
N o. 2 r a N N e y
have looked the part to this point and still appear poised
to meet at some point outside of the two Shore
Conference Class B Central games they will play
against one another. With Princeton commit
Elijah Barnes leading a balanced group at
Mater Dei and sophomore newcomer Ahmadu
Sarnor joining five-star studs Bryan Antoine
and Scottie Lewis at Ranney, the bar at the top
of the conference appears to be especially high this
year.

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Meanwhile, it appears there is at least one
public school team with the potential to
challenge the two newfound Goliaths of the
Shore Conference and it’s not necessarily the
one that would have been the most obvious
candidate a month ago.

Mater dei Prep’s

Elijah Barnes

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Steve Staklinsk

F r e e h o l D T o w N S h i P graduated its top two scorers from last
year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV runner-up, including All-Shore
guard Nick Facendo, but the Patriots have reinvented themselves as a long,
athletic, defensive stalwart in the half court. The result has been a 9-0 start
to the season and a defense that has allowed the opposition to 38.9 points
per game and allowed 40 points just twice – both in 20-plus-point victories.
Of all the teams off the fast starts in the 2016-17, Freehold
Township has, arguably, the most complete resume. The Patriots
have collected wins over three Shore Sports Network Top 10
teams – No. 4 Toms River North, No. 6 Manasquan and No.
7 Christian Brothers Academy – and ran the table at the
WOBM Christmas Classic for their first ever title in the
Toms River Tournament.

The most obvious case of the
graduation blues is Christian Brothers
Academy, which lost the entire starting
five and sixth man from a team that
reached
the
Shore
Conference
Tournament final for a third straight year.
Despite losing All-Shore forwards Pat
Andree and Jack McGuire as part of a sixplayer exodus, CBA is off to a more-thanrespectable 6-2 and has been competitive in
its two losses to No. 3 Freehold Township and
No. 4 Toms River North.

Seniors Steve Staklinski, Ryan Zyskowski and Bobby
Weise were all starters on last year’s team and have all
refined their games over the offseason. Staklinski and
Zyskowski have expanded their scoring ability, while Weise – a
knock down shooter on last year’s team – has served the role
of point guard in the half court.

Senior Ryan Cardone played significant
minutes off the bench last year and has filled
one of the open starter spots admirably.
Sophomore Greg Billups is the other starter
and has been a reliable player on both
ends of the floor as a matchup defender
and a legitimate threat to lead the
team in scoring. Each starter is at
least 6-2, with Staklinski and
Zyskowski standing at an
athletic 6-5. Mix in junior
Ja’zeem Foster and seniors Brian
White and Brandon Hasner off the bench, and
the Patriots have had a good blend of
contribution beyond its balanced starting five.

The sophomore duo of Liam
Kennedy and Josh Cohen have led
the Colts in the early going, with
Cohen averaging better than 12 points
and 10 rebounds and Kennedy coming
on strong lately as a scorer with 18
points against Toms River
North on Saturday
and 17 against
Hackettstown on
Sunday. Kennedy is also handing out better
than five assists per game.

Lakewood’s

Adi Palmer

M a N a S q u a N has been as consistent as any public school
program in the Shore Conference over the last decade and the depth
of the program is being put to the test this season following the
graduation of All-Shore players Ryan Jensen and Jack Sheehan.
On top of losing the two standouts, Manasquan also had to replace
junior and Notre Dame baseball commit Tommy Sheehan – who
opted not to play basketball in order to prepare for the MLB Draft.
The challenge got even tougher when senior returnee Brian Paturzo
injured his ankle on Dec. 22.

When the Shore Conference Tournament is
seeded in about a month, Mater Dei and Ranney will have
piled up a number of showcase games against state powers,
as well as two games against one another – which will make
it difficult for Freehold Township to match resumes with either.
If the Patriots keep dominating opponents as they have, however,
the top two teams at the Shore are going to feel the pressure to win
those games against top competition in order to keep Freehold
Township from breaking up their party.

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Tradition Doesn’t Graduate

A handful of Shore Conference teams that have been successful in recent years
faced some serious challenges coming into the year because of
graduation and, for the most part, all of them have made the
transition successfully.

manasquan’s

devin jensen

Throughout all of the adversity, senior Devin Jensen has raised his level
of play and is averaging north of 24 points per game, the best mark of any
player in the Shore this year. With Jensen leading the way, the Warriors
have begun the year 6-2 and still have the inside track in the Class B North
race.

l a k e w o o D has been a constant within the Shore Sports Network
Top 10 over the past five seasons, but the Piners had their work cut out for
them heading into the year without All-Shore players Amir Tyler and Sean
Barksdale, as well as center Ryzson Barnes.

So far, however, Lakewood remains the pacesetter in the Class B South
division with its 4-0 start in divisional play and 6-1 overall. Senior Adi Palmer
has taken on a leadership role both in the huddle and on the floor, while twins
Jyheir and Zyheir Jones have led a cast of solid players who are contributing
from both the starting lineup and the bench.

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Jersey Shore: Medical

Unfortunately for some of the Shore’s best, the season has been blemished by
injuries. On top of a number of offseason injuries that extended into the start of
this season, a number of in-season ailments have thrown off the depth charts for
a number of area teams.

r u M S o N - F a i r h a v e N was slated to
return three starters from its 2015-16 team, but it
had to replace 1,800-point scorer Brendan Barry.
On top of losing Barry, two of the slated returning
starters – 6-6 center Elijah McAllister and guard
Mike O’Connor – have yet to play
because of injuries. Despite the
graduation of Barry and the
injuries to McAllister and
O’Connor, Rumson is off to a 7-0
start, highlighted by a win over
Marlboro at the Hoop Group
Boardwalk Showcase.

In addition to the aforementioned Rumson – which also dealt with a teamwide bout with the flu on top of the injuries to McAllister (ACL) and O’Connor
(turf toe) – Marlboro has been the most afflicted team in the Shore Conference.
Senior P.J. Ringel broke a bone in his left hand during a scrimmage against
Mater Dei and is eying a return in the middle of January.
Senior 6-5 forward Emir Anda, however, was not so fortunate. After
missing his junior year with a torn ACL in his left knee, he tore the
ACL in his right knee in Marlboro’s second game of the season and
will miss nearly all of his senior season. Anda scored 19 of the team’s
39 points in an opening-night win over Neptune before going down
early on in a win over Donovan Catholic two days later.

Marlboro also played that Neptune game without sophomore Dylan
Kaufman because of an illness, but have since welcomed the 6-4
center back into the lineup, where he has been a steady source
of scoring and rebounding. Despite the hardship, Marlboro
began the week at 6-2 overall and unbeaten in Class A
North with Ringel set to return.

Junior Teddy Sourlis has led a dangerous
three-point shooting attack that has sparked the
Bulldogs so far, while senior Tyler Pierson has anchored the
defensive effort. Sophomore Ian O’Connor has been the most
improved player on the team, going from a seldom-used
freshman last year to an all-around threat who has already
put up a 35-point game this season.

Sophomore Rob Higgins is part of an impressive
Class of 2018 at the Shore and his return had
Middletown North primed for a big season. That
took a wrong turn when Higgins injured his right
wrist in the final seconds of a loss to Sayreville on
Dec. 28. Since Higgins went down, Middletown
North is 1-3 and will have to get by for another
one-to-weeks while their sophomore standout
heals.

C o lT S N e C k has not won like the four aforementioned teams
have, but the .500 Cougars have shown signs that they will be a
formidable team sooner rather than later. Like CBA, Colts
Neck graduated all five starters from last year’s Central
Jersey Group IV championship team while returning
sixth man Brendan Clarke. Junior Danny Gaines has
been the team’s top scorer at better than 18 points per
game in his first varsity season.

Point Boro is just beginning to become
whole again as senior John Venturi works his
way back from a torn ACL he suffered in
January of 2016. The senior has begun to play
limited minutes and as he gets closer to the level
he found last year as the team’s leading scorer,
the Panthers will become a threat in B South.

N e P T u N e is coming off a rare losing season and did

Rumson’s

Teddy Sourlis

not lose much by way of graduation, but the Scarlet
Fliers are off to a solid 5-3 start despite Barry
Brown, the top scorer from last year, transferring
to Roselle Catholic. Junior 6-6 center Jared
Kimbrough has enjoyed a breakout season while
senior Jules Calhoun, junior Scott Field and
sophomore Dwaine Jones have all been integral in
Neptune’s early success.

Toms River East has not been as fortunate with
senior Phil Lingat sidelined by a torn ACL. Lingat
did not have surgery until August, so he is expected
to miss the entire season after turning in an AllShore campaign as a junior. To this point, the Raiders
have missed Lingat – the only senior slated to play
this season – dearly considering they are off to a 25 start.

Mater Dei and
ranney on Display

Colts Neck’s

While the Shore’s top teams do battle over the next month,
the question for Mater Dei and Ranney – other than who
will win the two regular-season showdowns
between the two rivals – is how both will fair in
showcase settings. Mater Dei proved its mettle
last season by beating teams like St. Peter’s Prep
and St. Joseph Montvale in weekend events and will have a chance to do
the same against Newark East Side, Lakewood and East Orange after
already picking up a win over Union Catholic at the Jingle Bells Classic on
New Year’s Day.

Junior Matan Zucker put up a pair of
big scoring efforts in a losing cause for
Manalapan, but an injury has since
sidelined him. The Braves have
managed a pair of wins in his absence
but are waiting on their top scoring
threat to recover and complete the lineup
again.

Ranney, meanwhile, won a wild home game against a quality Rutgers Prep
team that shot 19-for-30 from three-point range. The Panthers are hoping
that win propels them to a successful run through competition that is a
step up from what Ranney faced when its core players were freshmen.
Over the next month, Ranney will face Montclair Immaculate and
Newark East Side to go along with the showdown against St. Anthony.

Just as it was this time last season, Howell is the top-ranked team in the Shore Sports Network Top
10 and the favorite to win at least a share of the Class A North division title for the 12th straight
season. The Rebels are off to a 10-1 start with their only loss coming to Hunterdon Central. Howell
has three returning state qualifiers, led by senior 220-pounder Eric Keosseian, who was the Region
VI champion last season and placed eighth at the state tournament. Committed to West Point,
Keosseian recently earned his 100th career victory. Also returning after reaching Atlantic City are
junior 132-pounder Kyle Slendorn and sophomore 126-pounder Darby Diedrich, while junior Dan
Esposito was a region qualifier a year ago and is off to an 11-0 start. Impact freshmen Shane Reitsma
(170) and Luke Rada (113) help the Rebels comprise a deep and talented roster.

The main challenger to Howell’s division title hopes is fifth-ranked Colts Neck, which entered
with plenty of hype after winning its first state tournament match in program history last season. The
Cougars brought back every starter from last season, including region qualifiers Steve Barsky, Liam
Hoagland, Vinnie Gargiulo and Joey King, who was a state qualifier in 2015. The two teams will
square off on Friday Jan. 13 in a match that will almost certainly decide the A North championship.

No. 3 Raritan has owned Class A Central for the better part of a decade, winning six straight and
11 of 12 division championships. The Rockets are once again expected to take home the title with
a deep and balanced lineup. Junior 132-pounder Russell Benson, the Region VI runner-up at 126
pounds last season, leads the way and anchors a solid group of lower weights that also includes
region qualifier Charles Barrale at 113 pounds. The Rockers already have eight wrestlers with 10
or more wins, so the production has been spread out.

The only team in the division that can possibly derail Raritan in its quest for a seventh straight
division crown is No. 7 St. John Vianney. The Lancers feature senior Luke Ecklof at 113 pounds,
who was eighth in the state at 106 pound last season. Senior heavyweight Micah Clark is also a
returning state qualifier, but Clark is graduating early from St. John Vianney and enrolling early at
Rutgers University where his is a four-star offensive line recruit. Juniors Nick Caracappa (170) and
Steven Giannios (220) have started strong, and a healthy Jack McLafferty at 145 pounds is a big
boost. Freshman Tyler Pepe has burst onto the scene with a 13-1 record at 106 pounds.

Class B North also has three top-10 teams with No. 4 Middletown North, No. 6 Wall and
No. 10 Long Branch, plus a solid Ocean team. Middletown North claimed a share of the Class
A North division title last season for their first division championship since 2002, and with
wins over Wall, Long Branch and Ocean already, the Lions are now in the driver’s seat for
their first back-to-back division titles since winning three straight from 1988-1990.
Middletown North has five returning region qualifiers, led by senior Thomas Anderson at 195
pounds and junior Stanley Wojdylak at 145 pounds and including Nicko Cofone, Austin
Dewise and Sean Deering.

It’s been a two-team race in Class B Central for several years and it won’t be any different
this season. Last year it was Shore ending Point Beach’s five-year reign as division champions,
but the Garnet Gulls, who went on to win the program’s first state sectional championship,
appear poised to regain the division hardware. The Gulls have seniors Jack Baker, who was
fourth in Region VI at 182 pounds last season, and Roddy Rupp (138) as returning region
qualifiers.

Jackson Liberty has won the last two and three of four Class B South titles, but the Lions are
having a down year and aren’t in contention to retain the crown. It looks like Point Boro and
Lacey, which is back in the division after some years in Class A South, will battle it out for
the division championship.
Point Boro has four returning region qualifiers with Spencer Robinson, Dylan Davies, Billy
Borowsky and Ben Sabo. Freshman Ty Bailey has had a solid start with a 6-2 record at 126
pounds. Lacey also has four returning state qualifiers, which includes state qualifier Hunter
Gutierrez at 106 pounds. The sophomore is 9-0 and among the best 106-pounders in New
Jersey. Juniors Luke Moynihan (9-0 at 126) and Luke Gauthier (7-1 at 138), plus senior Matt
Garrity (8-1 at 160) anchor the lineup.

Raritan and St. John Vianney will clash on Wednesday Jan. 18 in Holmdel.

With Brick Memorial and Jackson Memorial not at the level they have been in recent
seasons, Class A South isn’t the juggernaut it usually is. No. 2 Southern is the favorite to win
its third title in four years. The Rams are the reigning NJSIAA Group V champions and return
three region qualifiers and one state qualifier. Junior Matt Barnett reached Atlantic City at
126 pounds last season and is off to a 9-2 start at 132 pounds. Senior Seon Bowker has been
impressive in compiling a 13-0 record at 182 pounds, and junior 113-pounder Owen
Kretschmer is 12-4 at 113 pounds. Seniors Nick Suriano, a region qualifier, and Joe Miele did
not come out for the team this season, which certainly hurts Southern’s depth and experience.
If any team has proven it can reload without superstars it’s Southern, so counting out the Rams
would be foolish.

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A talented wrestler who seems to be
on the verge of breaking through on the
state level, Benner is coming off a
sophomore season where he went 36-3,
reached the Region VI final at 132
pounds and reached the second round
of wrestlebacks in the state tournament.
He is 13-1 this season with
championships at the Kearny
Tournament and Mustang Classic,
winning by major decision over Wall’s
Nick Wagner and besting former state
medalist Trace Kinner of Kingsway.
Benner suffered a defeat to Middletown
North’s Stanley Wojdylak wrestling up
at 145 pounds, but that doesn’t tarnish
his enormous potential to find a spot on
the medal stand in Atlantic City this
season. He is a two-time district 22
champion.

Russell Benson, Jr., Raritan

Benson reached the Region VI final at 126 pounds last season after winning the District 22
title and went 33-5. He finished one win short of a state medal in Atlantic City, so he has
plenty of motivation to return to Boardwalk Hall and claim a spot on the medal stand. Benson
is 13-1 so far this season with a Hawk Classic title, and his only loss is to North Hunterdon’s
Andrew Gapas. He is a key cog in the lineup for the No. 3 Rockets, who are going for a seventh
straight Class A Central division title and are a contender for the NJSIAA Group II title.

Cole Corrigan, Jr., TR South

Corrigan was a District 24
champion and Region VI
finalist at 138 pounds last
season, and was then able
to finish seventh in the
state tournament and
compile a 36-4 record.
This season Corrigan is off
to a 12-0 start with titles at
the Lenape Valle Tournament
and Elizabeth Minutemen
Classic. At the Minutemen
Classic he defeated Wall’s
Rob Kanniard, who was also
undefeated, 3-2, to take the
title. He is a two-time District
24 champion and two-time
Region VI finalist.

Luke Ecklof, Sr., St. John Vianney

Leading the way in St. John Vianney’s ascension to a top-10 team has been Ecklof, who last
season won the Region VI 106-pound title to become the Lancers’ third overall region champ
and first since 2003. He backed that up by placing eighth in the state tournament to also
become just the third Lancers wrestler in history and first
since 2004 to claim a spot on the medal stand. Ecklof
has picked up right where he left off with a 13-0
record and titles at the Robin Leff Invitational and
Mustang Classic.

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Matt McKenzie, Sr., Wall

Gianni Ghione, Sr.,
Brick Memorial

A two-time state medalist, McKenzie is coming off a season
where he went 36-3 and finished third in the state at 195
pounds. As a sophomore McKenzie was sixth in the state at
195 pounds, and as a freshman finished fourth in Region VI at
170 pounds. He is a two-time region finalist and two-time
District 23 champion. He has been unstoppable this season
with a 12-0 record that includes six pins, two technical falls
and a major decision. He has won titles at the Colt Classic,
Mustang Classic and Elizabeth Minutemen Tournament, and
became the first four-time Mustang Classic champion.

The most decorated wrestler in the Shore
Conference, Ghione is a two-time state
medalist after finishing fourth at 120 pounds
last season and going 34-4. He is also a twotime District 23 champion and three-time
finalist and also a two-time Region VI
champion and three-time finalist. Ghione has
been dominant this season with a 12-0
record that includes 10 pins and one major
decision. The one win that didn’t secure
bonus points was his biggest, however,
as he edged Kingsway’s Quinn Kinner,
the third-place finisher at 126 pounds
last season, 6-5, in the 132pound final of the Mustang
Classic. A state-title contender
once again, Ghione is committed to the University of Pennsylvania.

Chris Nielsen, Sr.,
P in e l a n d s

H un t e r G u t i e r r e z , S o . , L a c e y

Gutierrez burst onto the scene last season by claiming the District 24 106-pound title,
reaching the Region VI final and getting a taste of the state tournament. A year older but still
at 106 pound, Gutierrez is among the top-ranked 106-pounders in New Jersey. He is 9-0 this
season with titles at the TCNJ Pride Tournament and Collingswood Tournament.

Rich Koehler, Jr., CBA

Koehler went 25-6 last season and finished second in the Region VI Tournament at 120
pounds. It was, however, a step back from a sensational freshman campaign that saw him win
a region title and finish sixth in the state at 106 pounds. Where as Koehler struggled early last
season, he has been great this season with a 13-1 record and titles at the Colt Classic and
Collingswood Tournaments. With his talent and previous advancement, Koehler has a chance
to win another region title and make a deep run in the state tournament.

Eric Keosseian, Sr., Howell

Keosseian went 40-5 and helped Howell reach the NJSIAA Group V final, then won the
Region VI 220-pound title before finishing eighth in the state. He committed to Army during
the offseason and returns as one of the leaders of a powerful Howell team that is among the
best in New Jersey. Keosseian is 10-1 this season with a title at the Paulsboro Tournament, and
his only loss is to fellow state medalist Victory Lacombe of Hunterdon Central.

Nielsen finished second in the Region
VI Tournament at 182 pounds last season
and then reached the second round of
wrestlebacks at the state tournament.
He’ll look to get back to Boardwalk Hall
this year and make a run at a topeight finish. He is 6-1 this season
with a Colt Classic title and a secondplace finish at the Holmdel Holiday Tournament.

A.J. Meyers, Sr., TR East

Meyers’ steady progression saw him break through in 2016.
He claimed his first District 24 title and then won the Region VI
152-pound title. At Boardwalk Hall he went on a great run out of
the bottom bracket to reach the state final before falling to Bound
Brook’s Stephan Glasgow. Meyers was injured to start this season and
made his debut on Jan. 4. As long as he’s healthy there’s no reason to
discount his odds at claiming another region title and making a run at
another state medal.

Nick Rivera, Sr., Brick Memorial

A three-time District 23 champion, two-time Region VI
champion and a state finalist in 2015, Rivera is among the top
heavyweights in New Jersey for the third straight year. He is
12-0 with nine pins, a major decision, a forfeit and a 7-1 win
over St. John Vianney’s Micah Clark in the Mustang Classic
final. Rivera also took home the title at the TCNJ Pride
Tournament.

Matt McGowan, Sr., Jackson Memorial

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McGowan came from the No. 6 seed to win the Region VI 126-pound title last season and
then reached the second round of wrestlebacks at the state tournament, finishing 29-5. He also
helped the Jaguars win the Central Jersey Group IV championship. McGowan is 11-2 so far this
season with championships at the Robin Leff Invitational and Walter Woods Tournament.

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Barnegat

School Address: 180 Bengal Boulevard, Barnegat
Directions: From the north - Parkway to exit 67 (Barnegat). Make a
left at the end of the exit ramp onto Bay Avenue. At second light make
a left onto Barnegat Boulevard North. Go approximately one mile and
make a left onto Bengal Boulevard. School is on the left. From the
South-Parkway to Exit 63. Follow route 72 east to route 9 north. Make
a left onto Bay Avenue. Make a right onto Barnegat Boulevard North
and follow above direction.

School Address: 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson
Directions: From south- Route 9 north to Cox Cro Road Road in
Toms River. Make a left onto Cox Cro and follow about two miles to
527 (Whitesville Road). Make a right onto 527 and follow for about 4-5
miles. Make a right onto South Hope Chapel Road/CR-547. School is
just ahead on the left. From north - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west to
Exit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. Follow for 6-7 miles
and turn left onto South Hope Chapel Road (just after 527 becomes 528
at Whitesville Road). School is about a half mile on the right.

Jackson Memorial

School Address: Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson
Directions: From south - Route 9 north to Route 571. Go about 10-12
miles west to Route 528 intersection. Turn right on Route 528.
Continue on Don Connor Boulevard and make a right. School is a
quarter mile on the left. From north - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west
to exit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. At second light turn
right onto Route 528. Continue to Don Connor Boulevard and make a
left. Follow directions above.

School Address: 2001 Lanes Mill Road, Brick
Directions: From South - Parkway exit 90. Ramp will put you on
Chambers Bridge Road. Take first jughandle U-turn and go west on
Chambers Bridge Road. Cross Route 88 and follow to second light,
where there is a convenience store on the left and a gas station on the
right. The right and go over the Parkway. Pass the 7-Eleven and take
the jughandle left turn for Lanes Mill Road. Go straight across, bear
right just pass Lanes Mill Elementary School. High school is on right.
From north - Parkway exit 91. Bear left after the toll. Follow jughandle
around, turn right at light at gas station. Follow directions above after
going over the Parkway.

Lacey

Central Regional

From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Go straight at light,

School Address: Forest Hills Parkway, Berkeley

School Address: Haines Street, Lacey

Directions: Parkway Exit 74. Turn right on Lacey Road. Follow less

than two miles, take jughandle left turn for Manchester Avenue. Go to
the first light, turn right on Haines Street. School is on the right.

Lakewood

School Address: 855 Somerset Ave, Lakewood

Directions: From south - Parkway exit 90. Take immediate jughandle

U-turn to go west on Chambers Bridge Road. Turn left onto Route 88,

follow to New Hampshire Avenue and turn right. Take New Hampshire
to end, turn left onto Ridge. Go about 1 Â˝ miles to school on right.

Point Pleasant Beach

School Address: St. Louis and Chicago Avenues, Pt. Pleasant Beach
Directions: From north - Route 35 south. After crossing Manasquan

River, follow signs for Broadway/Beach and make U-turn onto route 35

North. Make a quick right onto Broadway. Make a right onto St. Louis

Avenue and follow until you see the field. From south - Route 35 north.
Make a right onto Broadway and continue with above listed directions.

Point Pleasant Boro

School Address: Laura Herbert Drive, Point Pleasant

Directions: From north - Parkway Exit 91. Stay left off exit and take

jughandle around to light at gas station. Turn right and follow Burnt

Tavern Road to Route 70. Turn left on Route 70 and at next intersection
turn right onto Herbertsville Road. Stay on Herbertsville Road to

intersection with Route 88. Go straight through light to school less than
a mile on the right. From south - Route 88 east to Beaver Dam Road
and make a right. School entrance is ahead on right.

Southern Regional

School Address: 600 North Main St. (Route 9), Stafford

Directions: Parkway exit 63. Take Route 72 east about two miles

and bear right onto Route 9 north. Take Route 9 about three miles and
school is on the left.

Toms River East

School Address: Raider Way, Toms River

Directions: Parkway Exit 82, Take Route 37 east to Coolidge

Avenue jughandle. Go north on Coolidge one mile to Raider Way. Turn
left, school entrance is on the left.

Toms River North

School Address: Old Freehold Road, Toms River

Directions: Parkway Exit 82. Take Route 37 East. At first light take

follow road to Route 88 intersection. Turn right on Route 88 and follow

a jughandle left onto Route 166 north. Bear right at next traffic light

School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is at far end of school or at

Manchester

Toms River South

Parkway. School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is at far end of

Directions: Parkway to Exit 82A. Take Route 37 west about five

Directions: From north - Parkway exit 77. Turn left off exit onto Double

Trouble Road, follow it to traffic light. Turn left on Forest Hills Parkway.

middle school lot. From south - Parkway exit 77. Turn right on Forest Hills
school or at middle school lot.

Donovan Catholic

rest of directions above.

School Address: 101 Colonial Drive, Manchester

miles to jughandle for Colonial Drive. Cross 37 and follow back to
school parking lot.

School Address: 711 Hooper Avenue, Toms River

Pinelands Regional

Hooper Avenue. Go south on Hooper about a half mile and turn left at

Directions: Parkway Exit 58. Take Route 539 east about three miles.

Directions: Parkway to Exit 82. Take Route 37 east and turn right on

the first light. School is on the right.

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onto Old Freehold Road. School is about three miles ahead on right.
School Address: 101 Hyers Street, Toms River

D i r e c t i o n s : Parkway exit 82. Take Route 37 east. Turn right

onto Hooper Avenue. The field is a half mile down on the right
behind the Ocean County Courthouse.

School Address: Nugentown Road, Little Egg Harbor

Turn right on Nugentown Road. School is three miles on the right.

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Matawan

School Address: 450 Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen

Directions: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northbound

Asbury Park

School Address: 1003 Sunset Avenue, Asbury Park

Directions: From south - Parkway exit 100A. Take Route 66 east to
traffic circle. Follow Route 35 north to Sunset Avenue. Turn right;
school is about two miles on left. From north - Parkway exit 102 to
Asbury Avenue east. Asbury Avenue runs into Route 66 and then same as
above.

Colts Neck

School Address: 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck

Directions: Route 34 to Route 537 west toward Freehold. School is two
to three miles ahead on the left.

Freehold Boro

School Address: 2 Robertsville Road, Freehold

Directions: Take Route 18 to Route 79 south. Turn left onto
Robertsville Road. Filed is one block ahead on left.

Freehold Township

School Address: 281 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold Township

Directions: Take Route 9 to Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524). Go west
on Route 524. School is one mile ahead on left.

Howell

School Address: 405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Howell

Directions: Route I-195 west to Lakewood-Farmingdale exit for Route
547 west (toward Farmingdale). Go about 200 yards to SquankumYellowbrook Road, turn left. School is about two miles on left.

Holmdel

School Address: 36 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel

Directions: Parkway exit 114. Go west on Red Hill Raod. At first
intersection, turn right onto Crawfords Corner Road. School is one and a
half miles ahead on the right.

Keansburg

School Address: 140 Port Monmouth Road, Keansburg

Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right off ramp onto Red Hill Road.
At first light, turn left onto VanShoik Road. VanSchoik becomes Laurel
Avenue. Take Laurel across Route 35 to Route 36. Turn right on Route
36 and take to jughandle left turn for Main Street. At first light, turn
right onto Port Monmouth Road. School is down on the right.

Keyport

School Address: 351 Broad Street, Keyport

Directions: Parkway exit 117. Take G.S. Parkway Exit 117. Bear left on
to Route 36 south. Take jughandle left onto Atlantic Street. School is on
the left.

Long Branch

School Address: Indiana Avenue, Long Branch

Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take Route 36 east, bear onto route 71
past Monmouth University and turn left on Westwood Avenue. Make a
right onto Bath Avenue and then a right onto Indiana Avenue. School is
ahead on right.

Manalapan

School Address: 30 Church Lane, Manalapan

Directions: Route 9 to Route 522 west. Turn right on Tennent Road,
then left on Church lane. School is a half mile on right.

Manasquan

School Address: 159 Broad Street, Manasquan

Directions: From north - Parkway exit 98. Take Route 34 south two
miles to Manasquan/Sea Girt Exit. Go under Route 34 and follow
Atlantic Avenue through circle. School is about one mile ahead on left.
From south - Parkway exit 98. Take route 138 west to route 34 south,
follow rest of above directions.

Marlboro

School Address: 95 Route 79, Marlboro

Directions: Route 18 north to Route 79 north. School is a few miles
ahead on left.

tollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route
35 north and follow sign back to the Parkway. Before toll booth, turn
right on Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At next light,
turn right on Church Street. At next light, turn right on Atlantic. School
is just ahead on the right.

Mater Dei

School Address: 538 Church Street, Middletown

Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right on Red Hill Road, follow to
end. Turn left onto Kings Highway, and right on Harmony Road, Take
Harmony Road across Route 35 and turn right on Cherry Tree Farm
Road. School is one and a half miles ahead on left.

Middletown North

Red Bank Catholic

School Address: 112 Broad Street, Red Bank

Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take Rt. 520 (Newman Springs Road)
east for about 4 miles and make a left at the traffic light on to Rt. 35
north/Broad Street. School is about 1 1/2 miles down on the left.

Rumson-Fair Haven

School Address: 74 Ridge Road, Rumson

Directions: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs Road east to
Route 35 (Broad Street), turn left. At the second light, turn right on
Harding Road. After about three miles, Harding becomes Ridge Road.
Pass Red Bank Regional High School and go about three more miles.
Rumson-Fair Haven will be on the left.

St. John Vianney

School Address: 540 Road, Holmdel

School Address: 63 Tindall Road, Middletown

follow to end. Turn right onto Kings Highway. Make a right and follow
to Route 35 south to the jughandle for Tindall Road. Take the jughandle
and then make a right to Tindall Road. The school will be a half mile on
right.

Directions: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northbound
tollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route
35 north and follow sign back to the parkway. Before tollbooth, turn
right onto Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At first light,
turn left onto Church Street. At next light, turn right onto Line road.
School is on left.

Middletown South

Shore Regional

Directions: Parkway exit 114. Go east on Red Hill Road to light for

Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take route 36 a few miles, cross route
71. School is just ahead on the right.

Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right onto Red Hill Road and

School Address: 501 Nutswamp Road, Middletown

Dwight Road. Turn right on Dwight Road to Middletown-Lincroft Road.
Cross Middletown-Lincroft Road to Nutswamp. School is a half mile on
the right.

Monmouth Regional

School Address: 1 Normal J. Field Way, Tinton Falls

Directions: Parkway to exit 105. Take jughandle at first traffic light to
Hope Road and go north to Tinton Avenue. Turn left on Tinton Avenue
and go about half a mile to school entrance on the right, just before
Parkway overpass.

School Address: Route 36 east, West long Branch

Wall

School Address: 18th Avenue & New Bedford Rd, Wall

Directions: Parkway exit 98. Take Route 138 east about two miles to
second light, turn right onto New Bedford Road. Follow to school
entrance on left.

Neptune

School Address: 55 Neptune Boulevard,

Neptune.

Directions: From north: Parkway Exit 102. Make a
right on Asbury Avenue after the exit and take that
until it intersects with Rt. 66 east. Bear right on to
Neptune Boulevard and stay to the right at the exit.
Go straight at the stop sign and go through the next
traffic light. School is down on the right. From south:
Take Parkway Exit 100 A (Rt. 66 East/Asbury Park)
and follow directions above from Rt. 66.

Ocean Township

School Address: 550 West Park Avenue, Ocean

Township

Directions: Route 35 to West Park Avenue. Go
east on West Park Avenue, school is a half mile on
the right.

Raritan

School Address: 419 Middle Road, Hazlet

Directions: From north - Parkway exit 114. Make
a left off the exit onto Red Hill Road, which turns
into Laurel Avenue. Follow Laurel north across
Route 35 to Middle Road. Turn left, school is on
the right. From south - Parkway Exit 114. Turn
right onto Red Hill Road, which turns into Laurel
Avenue. Follow Laurel north across Route 35 to
Middle Road. Turn left, school is on the right.

Red Bank Regional

School Address: 101 Ridge Road, Little Silver

Directions: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman
Springs Road east to end to Route 35 (Broad Street),
turn left. At the second light, turn right on Harding
Road. School is one and a half miles on right.